Chapter 288 287. Swallowing, Hasbro's Future Strategy

"Alan, at your age, you should go back to Canada to retire!"

Looking at Eric Cooper in front of him, Alan Hassenfeld felt confused and angry.

"Eric, why are you here?" he asked coldly.

"Of course it's to put Hasbro back on track, Alan. You've been in this position for too long."

"It is not a good thing for the elderly to hold power for a long time. Hasbro's operating system has become rigid. Give young people some opportunities."

"I want to help them take back what belongs to them, power and dignity, rather than being a puppet under your control."

Next to him, one of Allen's followers immediately stood up and shouted, "Call the security guards to kick him out. He shouldn't be here."

The staff hurried out.

"Stop, there's no need to call security. Even if you call the police, it won't work. Eric has the qualifications to do so."

Sergey walked over to Eric and announced loudly: "The person standing in front of you now is not only our partner, but also the largest shareholder of Hasbro. Eric already holds 17% of the company's shares."

"Uncle, 17%, does this number sound familiar? I remember how much your shares were?"

“It’s also 17%.”

The directors who were on Eric's side gathered around him.

Alan showed an expression of disbelief on his face: "This is impossible! How can you have so many shares? Impossible!"

Eric looked at him with a smile: "Alan, you have lived to such an old age, you should know that nothing is absolutely impossible. Everything depends on human efforts."

"The fact that I can stand before you now proves this. Abdicate. This is my advice to you."

"You can still enjoy dividends, and Hasbro will prosper under my leadership. You will get more and more money, and you won't have to work hard anymore."

“This result is good for everyone, isn’t it?”

Seeing this scene, even the dumbest person would understand that this was not a board meeting but a Hongmen Banquet, and Sergei was joining forces with outsiders to force the emperor to abdicate.

No wonder he keeps clamoring to give up his shares. If he really gives them up.

Eric Cooper's shareholding would immediately rise to 21%, and by then Alan Hassenfeld would have been doomed to failure.

Several staff members at the scene stood there, not daring to move, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

"Get out!" Sergei glared and shouted.

Several people left in a hurry. Even Allen's secretary did not dare to stay any longer. He glanced at his boss and closed the door obediently.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Damn it, I never felt that Sergei had such an oppressive power before. Why am I suddenly shocked by him?"

In the meeting room, the remaining directors walked behind Allen upon seeing this.

There were only two people left in the seats, looking at each other, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.

"Ginger, Jennifer, what's your attitude?"

The man and woman looked at each other and said, "Alan, to be honest, we know nothing about this matter and we don't want to get involved in your fight."

"That's right. You know Jennifer and I. We have never been involved in the specific affairs of the company. We will follow whoever can lead Hasbro to a higher level."

"They are both always very cautious." Sergei said in a low voice.

Eric nodded, thinking to himself that he was a fence-sitter who would follow whoever won.

The situation now is that I am on par with Alan Hassenfeld, and eight directors are on my side.

Alan has six, but if Ginger and Jennifer get closer to him, the result will still be a tie.

Or if you go through the process yourself and join Hasbro's board of directors, the balance will be broken, but this process takes some time.

But given Allen's prestige in Hasbro over the years, if things drag on, there will likely be changes. Today is the best opportunity, and he must be forced to abdicate.

The key to forcing him to abdicate lies in the two fence-sitters.

It is easy to deal with such people. They will side with whoever can give them more benefits.

Allen's eyes softened in a rare moment: "Jennifer, Ginger, we are old friends who have worked together for many years. I have feelings for you, and I believe you do too."

"You all know how the company has developed under my leadership over the years, and you can get a lot of dividends every year."

"We can go longer, and we should go longer, right?"

"Faced with the current situation, there is no doubt that you should stand on my side, not an outsider."

"You don't know him. You don't know what kind of person he is. He is just a young boy. He can't give you anything better."

"Stand by my side, and from now on you will be able to hold more important positions and you will have more power."

However, this kind of last-minute cramming behavior obviously cannot easily impress others.

Eric also looked at Jennifer and Ginger: "You two, this is the first time we meet, but you should all know me."

"You and Alan have been colleagues for many years, so you know his working style better. You know whether he will fulfill his promise to compromise in the face of difficulties."

"Choose me, and I will lead Hasbro into a brilliant future that will be far better than the present."

“The company’s current market value is about $10 billion. Under my leadership, this figure will increase by 50% within a year.”

"Huh! You're so arrogant. Everyone can brag and make promises, but can you guarantee that you can deliver on your promise?" Someone immediately asked back in a mocking tone.

Eric looked at him coldly and said, "Before asking this question, maybe you can go to MGM to do some research."

"Look into its market value when I took over, and then look at its current market value."

“Then you can also ask the six major film and television companies how they feel, or visit Harvey Weinstein in prison.”

"They will hate me, but they won't say I'm a liar."

"Hasbro's development trend in recent years can only be described as unsatisfactory, with annual growth not exceeding 3%. This year's financial report will be better, and that's because of Transformers."

“But was it Alan who came up with the idea and made it happen?”

After a pause, Eric's voice suddenly rose: "It's me! It's me, an outsider in your eyes, who did all this!"

The sudden outburst scared everyone present. Compared with the fake smile just now, they suddenly had a feeling that this young man had a very strong aura, which was no weaker than Allen in his peak period.

"The situation has come to this point, let's be frank and speak frankly."

Eric looked around and said word by word in a serious tone, "I have been planning all this from the beginning, since MGM and Hasbro started to contact each other."

"Whether it's the bet agreement, directing, or secretly buying stocks, everything is in my plan."

"Hasbro is the meat in my mouth. I'm determined to eat it. Even God can't stop it. I say it!"

He stared at Jennifer and Ginger with burning eyes: "You two may think that this is too insidious, but I would call it ability."

“Like what happened to me some time ago, the Big Six’s approach was insidious, but I won’t hold grudges because that’s how the game works.”

"You join my team and I will welcome you with open arms."

"But if you stand with Alan, you are my enemy, and I will destroy you at all costs, even if it means destroying Hasbro."

"A 17% stake may not be decisive enough, but it can turn a lot of people's money into waste paper in an instant."

"Don't doubt my determination. I promise to keep my word. With MGM, Lionheart, Facebook and YouTube in my hands, destroying Hasbro is within my reach."

Hahahaha Before Eric finished speaking, Alan suddenly burst into laughter.

"Eric Cooper, you are really scheming. It's rare to see a young man as cunning and vicious as you."

"But don't be too happy too soon. You can use your shares to make something of yourself, but don't forget that I can do the same."

The old man pushed his chair away and stood up, glaring at Eric: "Many investment institutions are interested in Hasbro's stocks. If you want to go crazy, I will accompany you to the end. No one can take the company away from me!"

Bang! At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and Sergei's female secretary came over breathlessly and handed him the folder in her hand.

"Done?"

"Well, I took it from Dr. Claude myself."

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"Very good, go out first."

Before everyone realized what was happening, the female secretary left in a hurry.

"Sergey, what are you doing?"

Ignoring the other party, Sergei opened the folder and glanced at it, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He threw the folder to Alan: "Uncle, take a look at this, maybe your confidence won't be so strong."

Allen sneered, "There's no need to bring these things out. Everyone present is involved in the company's dirty work."

"I will be taken away by the police, but none of you can stay out of it!"

Seeing that the other party got the wrong meaning, Sergei laughed and said, "My dear uncle, I don't know how to play the trick of mutual destruction. You'd better open it and take a look."

"Um?"

Alan looked at his good nephew in confusion, then opened the folder. However, after just one glance, his face turned pale.

Seeing that his body was about to fall, a director hurriedly supported him and took a look at the document. The result was also like being struck by lightning.

Sergei couldn't help but smile: "Alan, I'm looking for your personal doctor. Fortunately, you always treat me like your grandson. He handed over the report with great trust, and everything written on it is true."

"Uncle, my dear uncle, he has advanced liver cancer."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Take some time to rest now. Maybe there is still a cure."

"Hahahaha. Advanced stage of liver cancer. Hahahaha."

Eric looked at Alan with some pity: "I told you to go back to Canada to retire. Now you know why."

"God is helping me. Between an old man with advanced liver cancer and a young man as hot as the sun, who can lead the company further?"

After calling his private doctor to confirm, Allen was carried out with a deathly pale face.

He was already in his seventies, and being diagnosed with advanced liver cancer at this time meant that the countdown to his death had begun.

However, for wealthy people with considerable wealth, it is not impossible to use money to save their lives.

If he had taken good care of himself, he might have lived a few more years, but it was clear that he no longer had the energy to run the company.

Human beings are very strange creatures. When you don’t know some things, you will be more energetic.

But once you know it, it will instantly destroy your spirit and faith, and drain your energy.

In the meeting room, Eric generously allowed everyone to stay, even though some of them had just stood on the opposite side of him.

But it doesn’t matter anymore. The master is dying, and the slaves will naturally kneel down and lick the new master, but the power in their hands will be divided among Eric’s followers.

"Everyone, from today on, the era of Alan ends, and a new era begins for Hasbro."

“Although I am not a director of the company or the chairman of the board yet, I think there is no one more suitable than me to serve as the interim chairman.”

"I have finished speaking. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

"I agree ×2!" Jennifer and Ginger raised their hands at the same time, half a second faster than Sergei. They were indeed old fence-sitters.

“I agree!”

“I agree!”

"I agree too!"

None of the directors objected.

"Very good, since everyone agrees, I will talk about the company's future development path."

"As a toy company, what we need is to continuously create new IPs and expand the influence of old IPs to boost toy sales."

"Transformers is a good example, and in addition to Transformers, I noticed that Hasbro has another good IP, which is G.I. Joe."

“This is also a very suitable type of story to be adapted for the big screen, and animated films should not be left out at the same time.”

"MGM and DreamWorks are both top companies in Hollywood in both live-action and animation. We can definitely do it."

"But at the same time, Transformers and GI Joe are clearly not enough, and Monopoly's sales are mediocre, so injecting new blood is necessary."

"Regarding the selection of new blood, I already have a lot of resources at my disposal."

"The first is Marvel. Marvel's superhero image has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. You all know how popular superhero movies have been in recent years."

"Marvel's 'Iron Man' and 'Captain America' are currently being filmed and are expected to be released early next year. I will let Marvel authorize Hasbro to sell the toys."

"You may not know the value of Marvel now, but believe me, time will soon prove everything."

"Then in terms of Japanese anime, Lionheart Network has obtained the online copyrights and film and television copyrights of many anime, and is also negotiating further on the licensing of toys."

"As you know, Bandai Namco's sales network in the United States has not been widely deployed. We have an opportunity."

"Of course, all of this will take some time to achieve. In order to prove that I am not writing a blank check, some of MGM's copyrights will first be granted to Hasbro for development."

Hearing about the ready-made benefits, everyone present smiled.

Eric decided to add more: "This includes Frozen. I'm sure you've heard that the peripherals are selling like crazy."

"But Double Star Entertainment's sales network cannot cover the entire world, so I hope Hasbro and Double Star Entertainment can have in-depth cooperation."

"We will exchange ideas in areas such as toy manufacturing, worker training, and sales networks."

"Let's make money together. This is my motto in life."

Clap, clap, clap Warm applause broke out in the conference room.

(End of this chapter)